Display box stand



Feb. 8, 1938. w. E. THOMAS 7 2,107,991

DISPLAY .BOX STAND Fined Nov. 25, 1935 7/ l I L 3) 4G J 29 27 r 1 "28 i 30 2 1 26 1 34 33 Fjiij 3mm:

. 7 WILLIAM E. THOMAS I v A Patented Feb. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a demonstration stand for confectionery boxes and the like, and more. especially to a stand capable of being collapsed and placed in the confectionery box along with the confections to be removed and set up as a stand for the box for displaying the box and its contents.

It, therefore, an object of this invention toprovide a demonstration stand, preferably cut from paste board or the like, made in one piece so that the same may be collapsed and placed in the confection box along with the contents when not in use.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a support for confection boxes and the like having a tab integral with the front sidewall thereof for supporting one edge of the box and also having the rear sidewall supporting the back or intermediate base portions of the box, the supporting means for the base portion being at a higher elevation than the supporting means for one of the sidewalls in order to hold the confection box in a tilted position.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a stand for supporting a confection box which has a bent tab integral with the front side wall thereof for supporting the lower edge of the box and other means integral with the adjacent sidewalls for supporting the intermediate bottom portion of said box to hold the box in an inclined position when placed in the stand. This form is particularly adaptable where very long and shallow boxes are used and where it is necessary to hold the box at a steep angle in order to properly display the contents and also to prevent overturning thereof. In case of a very long and shallow box being inserted into a stand having the points of support at the front and rear walls, it is impossible to obtain sufficient base coverage to prevent the box from overturning whereas, in the present case the back sidewall of the stand will not contact the base portion, or in fact will not contact the box at all but will be disposed some distance back from the point of support.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an isometric view of the support;

Figure 2 is an isometric view of the support;

Figure 3 is a. developed view of the blank from which the supporting stand, shown in Figure 2, is formed;

Figure 4 is a plan View of a box with the cover removed and showing the blank for forming the stand in collapsed position inserted therein Referring more specifically to the drawing, reference character 25 indicates a stand which has a front wall portion 26, adjacent side wall portions 21 and 28, and a back wall comprising members 29 and 30. Members 29 and 30 have tabs 3| and 32 respectively, which interlock in a manner shown in Figure 2. Members 29 and 30 also have tabs 33 and 34 which interlock to hold the lower portion of the side walls and the back wall in position. The front wall 26 has a bent tab 35 integral therewith for supporting the front wall of the box when inserted into the stand and is similar in all respects to tab l8 just described.

In order to provide a support between the front wall 26 and the back wall, a portion of the side wall 2? has been bent along lines 36 and 31 to form angularly disposed portions 38 and 39. The tap 39 has integral therewith a projection 39 which fits into slot 4| cut in portion 29 of the back wall. Likewise, a portion of the sidewall 28 is bent along lines 42 and 43 to form angularly disposed portions i i and 45. The portion 45 has integral therewith a projection 46 which fits into slot 41 cut in portion 39 of the back wall. When these arev in folded position, the portions 33 and it support the intermediate bottom portion of the box while the tab 35 and upper edge of front wall 26 support one side wall of the box. When the blank is in assembled position as shown in Figure 2, the box 48 and cover 49 are placed therein in an inclined position.

By providing a structure of this kind it is possible to have a stand with a base area extending a considerable distance back of the points where the intermediate bottom portions of the box are supported, thereby preventing any overturning effect of the stand which might be produced from having an elongated box with the elongated side in an inclined position.

In the drawing and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claim.

I claim:

A stand for supporting opened boxes at an inclined angle and comprising a front wall, a back wall and a pair of spaced sidewalls, means projecting inwardly from an intermediate portion of each sidewall for engaging an intermediate portion of the box, and the upper edge of the front wall being adapted to receive the lower end of a box.

WILLIAM E. THOMAS. 

